Irish Soda Bread

By Toni Dunger

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp butter
• 4 C white flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 C buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Rub the butter into the flour.

Add the salt and soda, mix all well together by running the dry ingredients through your fingers.

Add the buttermilk and stir into a soft dough with a wooden spoon.

With your floured hands knead dough lightly into a ball and turn out onto a lightly floured baking sheet. Flatten the dough into a circle 1 1/2 inches thick with the palm of your hand. Make a cross in the center with a floured knife.

Bake at 425 degrees for 30-35 minutes.